The North Fork Moormans River is a remarkable Virginia trout stream that flows along the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western Albemarle County, originating within the boundaries of Shenandoah National Park. This freestone mountain stream was once considered one of the Commonwealth's premier native brook trout fisheries until the devastating June 1995 flood dramatically altered two-thirds of its habitat and eliminated critical canopy cover in the lower sections. Since that catastrophic event, the river has been slowly healing itself through natural processes, with riparian vegetation returning and hydrologic forces restoring more desirable riffle, run, and pool complexes that create ideal trout habitat.